Unit 1 1
Passage A Chinese Painting 1
Passage B Xu Beihong,Pioneer of Contemporary Realistic Painting 5
Unit 2 9
Passage A Leave Something for the Imagination 9
Passage B Rhythmic Vitality:the Highest Ideal of Chinese Art 13
Unit 3 16
Passage A Papercuts 16
Passage B Nineteenth-Century American Folk Art 20
Unit 4 23
Passage A Manifestation of Prehistoric Residents'Artistic Talent—Painted Pottery 23
Passage B Chinese Brush Painting 27
Unit 5 30
Passage A Silk Handicraft 30
Passage B Ethical Aesthetics 34
Unit 6 37
Passage A The Pyramids 37
Passage B Colosseum 41
Unit 7 44
Passage A Stained Glass 44
Passage B The Flower Clock 48
Unit 8 52
Passage A Art Theft 52
Passage B Leonardo da Vinci 56
Unit 9 59
Passage A Design History 59
Passage B Claude Monet's Impression Sunrise 63
Unit 10 66
Passage A Fashion 66
Passage B Modern Art 70
Unit 11 73
Passage A Kira Plastinina 73
Passage B Classical Chanel 77
Unit 12 81
Passage A Wearing History—Chinese Dress Since 1949 81
Passage B 3D Takes Off 86
Unit 13 89
Passage A Orientalism:Visions of the East in Western Dress 89
Passage B Primary Considerations about Our House 93
Unit 14 97
Passage A Interior Design Ideas 97
Passage B Psychological Need:A Factor Causing the Green Revolution 101
Unit 15 104
Passage A Design Icon:Coca-Cola 104
Passage B Advertisements 108
Unit 16 112
Passage A Design Defined 112
Passage B Design Defined(continued) 116
Unit 17 119
Passage A The Human Body—Source of Design 119
Passage B The Human Body—Source of Design(continued) 123
Unit 18 126
Passage A Street Photography 126
Passage B Philosophical Thinking in the Classic Presentation of Photography 130
Unit 19 134
Passage A Photography and Art 134
Passage B Did You Ever Wonder Who Designed the Current American Flag? 138
Unit 20 142
Passage A Transformers Review 142
Passage B The Future of the Cartoon Feature Film 146
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary[1] 150
Appendix Ⅱ Glossary[2] 170
Appendix Ⅲ Answers 188